MRK vs PAHC vs BMY Stock Comparison

Merck, Phibro Animal Health and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.34 -2.0% 1M +69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$369.17B
P/E
150.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.38B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$128.14B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 5, Bristol Myers Squibb 4, Merck 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRKPAHCBMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $369.17B $1.58B $128.14B MRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 150.5x 15.8x 13.9x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 59.0x 11.4x 9.3x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% +17.1% +4.2% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.6% 18.5% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.2% 14.0% PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x 2.1x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.0% -5.7% +44.1% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +12.1%/yr +1.0%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 55.6% 28.4% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 68/100 67/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

MRKPAHCBMY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMRKPAHCBMY
Valuation 91 #60 of 624 92 #51 of 624 88 #76 of 624
Growth 21 #478 of 601 85 #89 of 601 48 #315 of 601
Profitability – 85 #81 of 541 91 #49 of 541
Financial Health – 26 #481 of 647 21 #514 of 647
Shareholder Returns 71 #104 of 359 53 #169 of 359 88 #44 of 359
Overall 61 68 67
  • MRK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMRKPAHCBMYSPY
1 month -2.0%+9.6%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months +12.8%+6.6%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months +34.0%-26.9%+1.3% +7.1%
Year to date +39.0%+4.0%+13.8% +12.8%
1 year +69.0%-5.7%+44.1% +11.9%
3 years +42.5%+255.2%+19.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.5%+52.6%+6.2% +22.8%
5 years +66.2%+77.1%+5.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.7%+12.1%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +148.7%+49.2%+20.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+4.1%+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRKPAHCBMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%55.6%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.6%60.0%25.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.740.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.32-0.101.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.7%-57.9%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-34.8%-9.8% -1.2%
52-week high $156.45$59.58$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $82.49$28.52$42.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMRKPAHCBMY
P/E now vs peer median 147.4xmedian 17.8x 15.8xmedian 17.8x 13.6xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 9.1x 2.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 8.3xmedian 15.0x 11.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 21.7x 159.7xmedian 21.7x 13.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.13median 0.35 0.35median 0.35 3.48median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMRKPAHCBMY
Revenue $67.38B $1.52B $50.03B
Gross profit – $512.52M $34.64B
Operating income – $194.40M $11.33B
Net income – $99.72M $9.24B
Free cash flow – $9.87M $9.29B
R&D $30.76B – $10.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $2.43 $4.50
Cash & equivalents – $61.42M $9.57B
Total debt – $2.49B $42.88B
Shares (diluted) 2.47B 40.96M 2.05B
Enterprise value $369.17B $1.26B $83.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMRKPAHCBMY
P/E 147.4x 15.8x 13.6x
P/FCF 22.9x 159.7x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x 11.8x
P/S 5.4x 1.0x 2.5x
P/B – 4.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book – 4.4x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x 11.0x
EV/EBIT – 10.9x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.4x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 213.9x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.6x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.13 0.35 3.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRKPAHCBMY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% 17.1% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 15.8% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.1% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 76.0% 41.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 39.3% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 106.6% 52.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 45.2% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -87.0% 105.2% 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 44.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.9% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.0% -6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -76.4% -39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRKPAHCBMY
Gross margin – 33.8% 69.2%
EBITDA margin – 16.8% 28.2%
Operating margin – 12.8% 22.6%
Pretax margin – 9.0% 22.6%
Net margin – 6.6% 18.5%
FCF margin – 0.6% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.5% 21.3%
Return on equity – 26.7% 40.4%
Return on assets – 6.8% 10.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.2% 14.0%
Return on capital employed – 16.8% 16.3%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRKPAHCBMY
Debt / assets – 41.1% 48.3%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 62.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets – 74.3% 73.6%
Equity / assets – 25.7% 26.4%
Interest coverage – 4.2x –
Current ratio – 3.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.11 2.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRKPAHCBMY
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 197.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMRKPAHCBMY
Forward P/E 59.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2027 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $3.42FY2027 $6.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -72.4%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +257.3% +9.6% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.45BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% -0.2% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRKPAHCBMY
Held by institutions 79.9% 51.5% 81.8%
Institutions holding 3,798 209 2,521
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.0% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,843 117 1,186
Institutions selling 1,465 74 987
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.58 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MRKPAHCBMY
MRK 1.00 0.22 0.47
PAHC 0.22 1.00 0.23
BMY 0.47 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRK, PAHC and BMY?

Merck (MRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Merck (MRK) $369.17B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.58B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $128.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRK, PAHC and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Merck (MRK) 150.5x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.8x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Merck (MRK) 59.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.4x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Merck (MRK) +4.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Merck (MRK) +69.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -5.7%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Merck (MRK) +10.7%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.1%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Merck (MRK) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 0.00%. Merck (MRK) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Merck (MRK) 29.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRK, PAHC and BMY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.